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Jodi Emerson: “I've gotten seven bills through the state legislature.”

Featuring: Jodi Emerson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91

Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District

Published June 21, 2018 | Video Starts at 17:18

I think the big difference between me and my opponents is because of my work with the anti trafficking organization. You know, in the last five years I've gotten seven bills through the state legislature. I've worked with Republicans and Democrats. I can hit the ground running on day one. I've been down there, I've written bills, I've lobbied for bills, I've built relationships with other legislators. (17:18–17:22)

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Asserts that Jodi Emerson has successfully passed seven bills in the state legislature.

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“Being in Eau Claire, we've got one of the largest, if not the largest income disparities between the haves and have nots here.”
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“The first thing that we can do as a state is to accept those Medicaid dollars.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 02:01-02:07
“It was a very big mistake for Governor Walker to refuse those [Medicaid] funds.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 02:12-02:16
“There's a lot of clinics and nursing homes who rely completely on Medicaid dollars to keep their doors open.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 02:19-02:25
“We need to make sure that we're reimbursing for Medicare and also other insurances, too.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 02:28-02:37
“We need to start looking at health care as a human right.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 03:31-03:34
“There's things that can happen on a statewide policy level [to retain and recruit medical professionals].”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 04:22-04:26
“There has been some issues with University of Madison where they're cutting potentially some programs involved in the pro choice, pro life…”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 04:27-04:39
“We need to make sure that we've got the medical staff here, whether it's for women's health care, whether it's for mental health care.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 04:47-04:56
“We can't just be looking at gas tax anymore.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 05:17-05:21
“We have the money to help Foxconn come into the state of Wisconsin.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 05:56-06:02
“I would absolutely not have voted for [Foxconn].”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 06:02-06:05
“I don't think that [Foxconn] is going to benefit the whole state.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 06:06-06:10
“There was not a whole lot of incentives to make Foxconn really hit certain parameters.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 06:10-06:19
“I think we need to reinstate the 48 hour waiting period [for gun purchases].”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 07:48-07:53
“I believe [it is time to loosen or repeal levy limits].”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 09:37-09:38
“I think we've really taken local control out of local government.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 10:28-10:34
“In Eau Claire here recently, there was a living wage ordinance that was passed by the county, and that was taken away by the state.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 10:34-10:45
“I do think we need to incrementally get raising [the minimum wage] to that level [of $15].”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 12:46-12:50
“I think that taking some of the money away from the vouchers is something that's really important.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 13:01-13:06
“I think we need some transparency in how much money is actually going towards voucher schools.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 13:06-13:13
“I think there's a lot more going towards voucher schools than people understand.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 13:13-13:17
“We can find the money for Foxconn, we can find the money for prisons, but somehow we can't find the money for education.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 13:44-13:50
“There's a lot more money that can be invested in treatment instead of prison.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 14:20-14:26
“There's a lot of people who are in prison who actually have mental health or addiction issues.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 14:30-14:35
“Juvenile detention was a lot more about rehabilitation.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 14:59-15:03
“At Stanley Correction, it was a lot of... aimless.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 15:11-15:18
“Some of these states are being really smart about legalizing [marijuana] to get the tax base.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 16:41-16:46
“I've worked with Republicans and Democrats.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 17:21-17:24
“I'm the only one who has in the last couple of sessions gotten any legislation through on the state level.”
Campaign 2018: Jodi Emerson (D) Candidate for 91st Assembly District | Uploaded June 21, 2018 | 17:34-17:40